- REGION'S PRESIDENTS MEET WITH
BUSH.
The five Central American presidents whose countries are negotiating the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) met with US President George W. Bush in Washington ......
- Central America's Free Trade Gamble
In 2005, the small, poverty-stricken countries of Central America will embark on a grand experiment in free trade with the rich and powerful "colossus of ......
- REGION UNITED AGAINST EU BANANA-TARIFF
HIKE.
The European Union (EU) has proposed a tariff on banana imports of 230 euros (US$276) per metric ton. The announcement from Brussels on Oct. 27 ......
- Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers
Assn.
Woodland, CA www.wmmpa.com The WMMPA has 110 members Industry's Health Stan Blaine, marketing coordinator for the WMMPA, said that the industry is in good shape ......
- EuroData's World TV-Watching.
EuroData TV released its annual report of television viewing, "1999: One Television Year in the World," analyzing the TV habits of 1.2 billion viewers in ......
- Southern strategy.
MEDIA COMPANIES DISH out millions each year to protect copyright law, maintain ownership rights, and expand broadband lines in the U.S., but who would have ......
- Translating melting pot trends: Product offerings,
profits and consumer desires.
First-generation Russian, second generation Mexican, third-generation Italian-this diversity is the growing foundation of American culture. And this ethnic melting pot of peoples often determines food ......
- Colombia: for anti-drug aid, some pro-coffee aid
should be expected.
Colombia: for anti-drug aid, some pro-coffee aid should be expected Press reports that the International Coffee Association's coffee accord may be shortly resuscitated have been ......
- Mexican-American influence dominant and growing
Nationally, the Hispanic population was recorded as 35.3 million in 2000; it grew nearly 58% over the 1990s. People of Mexican origin grew by 7.1 ......
- REGION RUDELY AWAKENED IN CAFTA SECOND
ROUND.
The second round of negotiations toward a Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) concluded in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the end of February with the first ......
- The View from the Top
Wrapping up last week's analyst and investor conference, Lee Scott, president and ceo, outlined what he saw as the most important trends impacting global retailing: ......
- MEDICAL SCHOOL WELCOMES 1,000 CENTRAL
AMERICANS.
A Latin American Medical School was to be inaugurated in Havana in January, ready to receive the first 1,000 scholarship students from the Central American ......
- REGION DISHEARTENED OVER AGRICULTURE IN C.A.F.T.A.
ROUND.
The eighth and penultimate planned round of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) opened in Houston Oct. 20. It is at once the official ......
- Hispanics: a general term for a complex market.
If he wants to know the characteristics of the Hispanic shoppers in an ethnic grocery store, Roberto Orci simply takes a look at the bean ......